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Cooks, All Other salary in Seattle, WA

The median cooks, all other in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns $53,910 a year, 43% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,791 a month.

10th percentile
$52,460
25th percentile
$52,490
Median percentile
$53,910
75th percentile
$53,950
90th percentile
$53,950

Based on 80 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$45,497 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,910
Federal income tax−$4,289
Social Security + Medicare−$4,124
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,791
Every two weeks$1,750

Does it go far here?

$48,509Median pay in Seattle, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 111.1 vs 100).
53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,000 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Seattle, WA

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$646,930
Chief Executives$370,000
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Physicians, All Other$330,560
Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers$214,680

All cooks, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Washington